1 Shining Coconut Ant at Aranda, ACT
Identification history
| Papyrius nitidus | 1 Jul 2018 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Papyrius nitidus | 29 Jun 2018 | CathB |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
1 Jul 2018
One of the few sightings of this ant north of the lake. I would appreciate any further sightings as I will shortly be engaging a butterfly expert to check these nests for signs of the Small Ant Blue. Canberra Nature Park contains the only known current breeding colony of this species , anywhere.
User's notes
Not far from previous sighting, but this time tunnel is in the bark of a living stringybark, rather than a smooth-barked species. Crushed ant smelled of coconut.
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Location information
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- CathB Recorded by
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Collections
Significant Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Eucalyptus macrorhynca Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Papyrius nitidus Scientific name
- Shining Coconut Ant Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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